HILLSBURGH - Banners bearing the names and photos of servicemen from Hillsburgh and area, who fought and died in the First and Second World Wars, have been mounted outside the Hillsburgh Community Centre.
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Hockey game raises $16,000 for local child awaiting kidney transplant
PALMERSTON – A hockey tournament at the Palmerston arena on Nov. 5 raised $16,000 for Ken and Carolyn Brubacher as their 12-year-old son Trevor awaits a kidney transplant. Innovative, Whispering Meadows Family Farms and Martin’s Family Fruit Farm sponsored the event.
Minto Selects win World Broomball Championship
MINTO – The Minto Selects are on top of the broomball world. The team won the Men’s division at the World Broomball Championships held in Kingston from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5.
Remembrance starts with poppies, ends with respect at St. Mary Catholic School
ELORA – On the wall, in the hallway just a short distance through the front door of St. Mary Catholic School in Elora, a cut-out of a solider is pasted to the wall.
Wellington 4-H went for the gold – and brought it home
GUELPH - The Wellington 4-H Association is celebrating its win of the provincial 4-H Go-For-The-Gold trivia competition at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto on Nov. 5.
Students outpace provincial average in most EQAO categories
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is reporting that despite the challenges…
Free flu shot available for Ontarians over six months old
TORONTO – Free flu shots are now available to Ontarians aged six months and older.
Jeff McKee, Emma Smyth receive second Arthur Chamber Citizen of Year awards
ARTHUR – The Arthur Chamber of Commerce presented its 2022 community awards to recipients at the Arthur Legion on Oct. 19.
Harriston provides fresh start for family escaping Syrian civil war
HARRISTON - Harriston is a long way from the refugee camps of Turkey, crammed with displaced Syrians, and farther away still from Aleppo’s embattled streets. But for Obid Almohamed and his family, the small community of Harriston, with less than 2,000 inhabitants, is now home.
Jennifer Adams named new Wellington County clerk
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Jennifer Adams is set to join County of Wellington staff as the municipality’s new clerk.
Significant changes: COVID-19 cases down but hospitalizations up
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region are down significantly this week but the number of people hospitalized with COVID has increased.
Newly unveiled street signs commemorate families’ war sacrifice
PALMERSTON - Town of Minto unveils newly installed street signs commemorating local residents' service in First and Second World Wars.
BIA’s Starlight Shopping returns to Elora Nov. 24 and 25
ELORA - Celebrate the spirit of the season in Elora with two nights of shopping, savings and fun.
Neighbourwoods Nov. 30 Tree Talk event about Vimy Oaks Project
FERGUS – After the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917, a Canadian soldier gathered acorns, brought them back home to Canada, and planted them on his farm.
Guelph Youth Music Centre celebrates $50,000 “Community Building Fund” Trillium grant
Support – The Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC) team gathered Oct. 20 to celebrate a $50,000…